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The Biography of the Prophet

He is Muhammad son of Abdullh, son of

Abdul-Muttalib, son of Hshim. Hshim was
from Quraysh, and Quraysh is an Arabic tribe,
and the Arabs are from the descendants of
the Prophet Ism'l, the son of Ibrhm.

He was born on Monday in the month of Rab

Al-Awwal in the Year of the Elephant.

He was born in the holy city of Makkah.

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His father died while he was not yet born,

in the womb of his mother.

His chest was split open when he was four

years old. (This was one of the miracles of the
Prophet .)

His mother died when he was six years of age.

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His grandfather Abdul-Muttalib did, and then his

uncle Ab Tlib after him.

He travelled there twice:

Once with his uncle when his age was

twelve,

And another time for trade when he was

twenty-five years of age.

Allh revealed to him at the age of forty.

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Allh sent our Prophet to call people to

worship Allh alone (tawhd) and to warn them
against worshiping others with Him (shirk), and
to teach them everything that is good and to
warn them against everything that is evil.

He called to tawhd in Makkah for thirteen

years, and he continued to call to tawhd in
Medinah until he passed away.

The Prophet was taken on the two miraculous

journeys of Isr and Mirj ten years after he
was sent as a Prophet, at the age of fifty.

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He was taken on the Night Journey (Isr) to

the Holy Mosque (in Jerusalem) and on the
Journey of Ascension (Mirj) to the Seven
Heavens.

On that journey, Allh, the Exalted, spoke to him

and made the five daily prayers obligatory on
him. He also met the Prophets: dam, s (Jesus),
Yahya (John), Ysuf (Joseph), Idrs (Enoch),
Hrn (Aaron), and Ms (Moses), and others
who were mentioned in the authentic Sunnah.

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He migrated to Medinah thirteen years after he

was sent as a Prophet.

He had seven children. They are: Al-Qsim,

Abdullh, Ibrhm, Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Ftimah,
and Ummu-Kalthm.

1- Khadjah: the mother of most of the

Prophets children and the first one to believe
in him and support him,
2- ishah: the faithful and the daughter of the
faithful (i.e. Ab Bakr),
3- Sawdah Bint Zamah,
4- Hafsah: the daughter of Umar,
5- Zaynab Bint Khuzaymah,
6- Ummu-Salamah Hind Bint Ab Umayyah,

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7- Zaynab Bint Jahsh,

8- Juwayriyah Bint Al-Hrith,
9- Ummu-Habbah Ramlah Bint Ab Sufyn,
10- Safiyyah Bint Huyay, and
11- Maymnah Bint Al-Hrith.
Note: Khadjah and Zaynab Bint Khuzaymah died
before the Prophet while the others died after
him.

He fought twenty-seven battles.

The rights of the Prophet are: to love him, to

follow and obey his order, to leave off that which
he warned against, to worship Allh according to
his way, to send prayers and peace upon him, and
to read his biography.

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The greatest miracle of the Prophet is the

Noble Qurn, and some of his other miracles are
the splitting and breaking of the moon, the water
gushing forth between his fingers, and the other
miracles that are narrated in the authentic
Sunnah.

He died on Monday, Rab Al-Awwal the

twelfth, year eleven according to the hijri
calendar.

He had the most honorable manners and the

greatest morals, so he was the most excellent one
in kindness, intellect, understanding, eloquence,

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clarity, and worship of Allh. He was modest,

brave, patient, strong, generous, dignified, and
pleasant company. To sum it up, his manners
were those of the Qurn.

He had the most handsome face and the finest

body and appearance and had the seal or mark of
Prophethood between his shoulders.

The pillars of Islam are five: 1- bearing witness

that there is no god worthy of worship except
Allh and that Muhammad is the Messenger of
Allh, 2- performing salt, 3- offering zakt , 4fasting the month of Ramadan, and 5- hajj to
Mekkah.

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The pillars of mn are six: Belief in 1- Allh, 2- His

Angels, 3- His Books, 4- His Messengers, 5- the Last
Day, and 6- the Qadar (Predestination), the good
of it and the evil of it.

The rights that a Muslim has over another Muslim

are six: 1- If you meet him, greet him with salm.
2- If he invites you, accept his invitation. 3- If he
asks for your advice, advise him. 4- If he sneezes
and says al-hamdulillaah (all praise is to Allh),
say: yarhamuka Allaah (may Allh have mercy on
you). 5- If he becomes sick, visit him. 6- If he dies,
attend his funeral.